Ive been wondering about the role that cell phones and the internet played in the riots around Elian Gonzales and especially around the 2000 election fiasco. as i recall, the recount eforts were shut down first because the mob protesting had gotten out of hand and election officially were not able to insure the saftey of the workers doing the actual counting
then I found this on Howard Rheingold's pages"Smart mobs emerge when communication and computing technologies amplify human talents for cooperation. The impacts of smart mob technology already appear to be both beneficial and destructive..."